CliffB Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Don't you just love it when the postman knocks on your door? Unfortunately I've lots of boring stuff to do today, so will show you what's inside the box later. Cheers Cliff 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Good Lord Cliff where do you find these Kit's? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Another box scale kit surfaces! Apparently the Sealand makes an appearance in a Tin Tin story. No idea what one, but if that's so, an interesting colour scheme could be a contender. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 And serious contender for the obscure scale prize😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Wow, Cliff. Never even heard of this aircraft before and now it surfaces up in a GB? Looking forward to seeing what lurks inside, there's bound to be a few surprises I'm sure. Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Outstanding Cliff The last one I saw of these was in a museum, and you were not allowed to touch ! Really looking forward to seeing this one. cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) Hi Cliff, As the Cocardes site do not review it I was getting it mixed up with the Seaford late model Sunderland variant. Wiki says only a couple of dozen of these made and I was totally unaware Frog modelled it - nice one. Pete Edited June 1, 2019 by PeterB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 8 hours ago, stevej60 said: Good Lord Cliff where do you find these Kit's? Hi Steve. Inspired by the GB, I looked through the Scalemates listing of FROG kits to see if there was anything 1/100ish that I didn't know about. I saw the Sealand, which was completely new to me. On the off-chance, I then searched on eBay and amazingly this one popped up. It wasn't cheap (you cound buy a very nice, large scale, multi-media kit for the same money), but it was worth it to me to get such exotica in my 1/100 collection 8 hours ago, TonyW said: Another box scale kit surfaces! Apparently the Sealand makes an appearance in a Tin Tin story. No idea what one, but if that's so, an interesting colour scheme could be a contender. Hi Tony. The Tin Tin option sounds great, but unfortunately I'll be finishing this one as a military aircraft. Yugoslav Navy to be precise. 7 hours ago, Mjwomack said: And serious contender for the obscure scale prize😁 Yes, manufacturing to a standard box size certainly throws up some oddities! 7 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: Wow, Cliff. Never even heard of this aircraft before and now it surfaces up in a GB? Looking forward to seeing what lurks inside, there's bound to be a few surprises I'm sure. Cheers.. Dave Here's what's inside Dave. As you can see, a previous owner has made a start and has assembled the fuselage (and a few other parts). He's already put the side cabin windows in and thankfully has done a pretty good job. It's not that clear in photo, but this kit has placement markings engraved into the plastic for each decal, including every single cheat line. As a result, bits of the fuselage appear more corrugated that a Junkers! The side of the box says paint and glue included, but alas not in mine.... 45 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: Outstanding Cliff The last one I saw of these was in a museum, and you were not allowed to touch ! Really looking forward to seeing this one. cheers Pat Thanks Pat. Yes, the last one I saw was in a museum too - at Belgrade airport. That's influenced my choice of scheme I'm assuming we're talking full-size, rather than models? Cheers Cliff 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, PeterB said: Hi Cliff, As the Cocardes site do not review it I was getting it mixed up with the Seaford late model Sunderland variant. Wiki says only a couple of dozen of these made and I was totally unaware Frog modelled it - nice one. Pete Thanks Pete Yes, it must have been a pretty esoteric subject even at the time. It makes you wonder how the decision was made at FROG to produce it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 That's a real beauty Cliff. It's a pity about the engraved decal placements but this kit is so rare you just have to accept whatever goes, I think. There's some real beauties already listed within this GB, however for some reason I'm thinking that this one will prove to be quite popular choice. Cheers and all the best for a great build.. Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Nice Sealand cover on this early Meccano Magazine. There's a short article on the plane inside as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Tony - that reminds me of the cover of a paperback Biggles book my son had! Pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 A most rare gem Cliff Will be watching . This and Biggles and Leopards of Zin have a lot to answer for . Martin H 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Come on @CliffB You are not being fair you got us all excited and we have all been eagerly awaiting the next instalment ! cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 11:34 AM, JOCKNEY said: Come on @CliffB You are not being fair you got all excited and we have all been eagerly awaiting the next instalment ! cheers Pat Sorry Pat. For various reasons I haven't done any modelling for the last 3 weeks! I'm back at the a bench now though 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 At last, I'm finally making a start with this GB . My very late start means that I'm unlikely to complete my four planned builds and so I'm having to prioritise which one to start with. I've chosen the Sealand, mainly because it's going to be part of the IPMS Serbia display at this year's ScaleModelWorld (which celebrates last year's centenary of Yugoslav naval aviation), and so simply must be finished! To help me, a friend has lent me this 1/72 Lift Here! Sealand kit as something to refer to for markings etc. My first job has been to sort out the interior, which the previous owner had painted an orange-red colour before cementing the two fuselage halves together. The red looked odd to my eyes, particularly in the cockpit, so I have tried to sort it out a bit. A tentative attempt to prise apart the two fuselage halves failed, so I decided to leave well alone. Instead, I've tried to disguise/repaint the interior as best I can through the cockpit window (luckily, this piece of glazing has not been fitted yet) . The first issue was that there was see-through from the cockpit into the cabin. This allowed the red in the cabin to be seen and also increased illumination in that area. It's not too clear in the photo, but hopefully you can see what I mean (as an aside, the photo also shows the gaps that exist around the individual cabin windows, which I'll need to fill with thinned PVA). To stop the see-through, I made this bulkhead from 10 thou card. And here it is in-situ. When the glue has firmly set, I'll cut off the tabs. I've painted the cockpit interior grey, in line with the painting instructions in the Lift Here! kit. Cheers Cliff 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Keyhole surgery! Good to see this one started. Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 A good day on the Sealand today. All the kit parts have now been assembled, although there are a few additional lumps and bumps that I still want to add. Filling all the recessed decal placement markers was a chore, but gives quite an impressive effect! Cheers Cliff 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Great to see this going so well Cliff Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Fast work. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) Hi Cliff, I too have been out of it for a few weeks. As you can imagine I'm really jealous & really stoked for you at the same time, I know how you must have felt when you found & then secured this kit, there's nowt like it, I felt pretty much the same when I found the smaller of the Rockwell Commander kits. Good on yer! Edited August 11, 2019 by spaddad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Never knew this kit existed. Great work on the keyhole surgery and it looks interesting with the indented markings filled in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Looks a little beauty Cliff,great start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Thanks for all your comments guys - they're much appreciated! It took a few applications of primer and Mr Surfacer, but I finally got rid of all the unwanted engraved detail. As you can see, I've also added a few details from my spares box. From the front: mooring point, step, astrodome, mast (it really is that big!) and tail wheel. Hopefully I'll get a chance to get some paint on later today, Cheers Cliff 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 And it's finished Thanks to all who have supported this build - especially Pat and Dave our trusty Hosts Next up will be the Hampden..... Cheers Cliff 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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